I’ve been trying to pre-order a Galaxy S22 Ultra to no avail. Samsung is just too busy to take my money.
Samsung had its first Unpacked event of 2022 earlier today, which gave us our first glimpse at the S22 series of phones, as well as the Tab S8 series of tablets. The big release here is the (sorta) return of the Note, now referred to by a fun new name, the Galaxy S22 Ultra. As a huge proponent of the Galaxy S21, I knew I had to go ahead and pull the trigger on the Galaxy S22. At first, I was troubled by having to decide between my first color choice, burgundy, and the other very compelling colors in the lineup. I’ll be honest, I’m a sucker for basic black, even if it is a bit boring. I also really dig the graphite and red options offered only on Samsung.com. Sky Blue is also tempting to match my iPhone 13 Pro. But ultimately, I just felt that burgundy. By pre-ordering the Galaxy S22 Ultra, I get a free storage upgrade from 128GB to 256GB. That’s awesome. I rarely, if ever, go above 100GB, but if I find myself traveling, I might want to download a movie or t10 for the trip, so 256GB it is. I selected my trade-ins. Gone soon would be the Galaxy S21 Ultra and an old iPhone 6S I had laying around that Samsung will give me $50 for. Personally, I found the trade-in deals a little weak/weird this year. Last year, T-Mobile lost its mind and let me trade in a Google Pixel 4a for $800 off the S21 Ultra.
